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Total downloads: 7,133
Active installs: 800
Total reviews: 2
Average rating: 5
Support threads opened: 0
Support threads resolved: 0 (0%)
Available in: 8 language(s)
Contributors: 1
Last updated: 8/27/2025 (125 days ago)
Added to WordPress: 12/23/2020 (5 years old)
Minimum WordPress version: 5.0
Tested up to WordPress version: 6.8.3
Minimum PHP version: 7.1

Maintenance & Compatibility

Maintenance score

Maintained • Last updated 125 days ago • 2 reviews

52/100

Is Simple Matomo Tracking Code abandoned?

Likely maintained (last update 125 days ago).

Compatibility

Requires WordPress: 5.0
Tested up to: 6.8.3
Requires PHP: 7.1

Ratings

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Developers

rbaer (Owner)2

Languages

Spanish (Spain)32,360German19,853Spanish (Venezuela)17,048German (Formal)9,953German (Switzerland)2,934German (Switzerland, Informal)2,913German (Austria)1,522

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Description

This is a unofficial, basic WordPress plugin for the Matomo web analytics software platform.
It adds the Matomo javascript code into every page of your website, so you don’t have to code PHP to add it to your templates.

It is based quite heavily on the (no more supported) Piwik Analytics WordPress plugin which itself is based on the (no more available) Google Analytics wordpress plugin by Joost de Valk.

The following options are supported:

  • matomo hostname
  • matomo path
  • site ID
  • option to control download tracking
  • option to exclude the admin user (probably you)

Please note, this plugin requires a self-contained Matomo installation somewhere under your control. It does not include Matomo itself.

See also The Matomo Website.

Installation

  1. Install and activate the plugin as you normally would.
    (You can find more details and instructions here.)
  2. Visit the “Simple Matomo Tracking Code” page in the “Settings” section and adjust the parameters.
    Don’t forget to click “Update Settings” when you’re done.

Frequently Asked Questions

The Matomo Web Analytics javascript code does not show up.

  1. Make sure your theme has a call to wp_footer() in the footer.php file
  2. Make sure you’re not logged in as admin.

How can I report security bugs?

You can report security bugs through the Patchstack Vulnerability Disclosure
Program. The Patchstack team help validate, triage and handle any security
vulnerabilities. Report a security vulnerability.

Or you send them directly to [email protected].

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Changelog

1.1.1

  • fixed XSS vulnerability

1.1.0

  • uninstall updated for multisite compatibility

1.0.3

  • Bugfix for reset, fixes from static code analysis, requires now PHP 7.1 or higher

1.0.2

  • changed texts

1.0.1

  • code cleanup: moved duplicated code in function

1.0.0

  • prepared for translations

0.5.2

  • fix for wrong appended path (to many slashes)

0.5.1

  • input validation

0.5.0

  • new javascript code from matomo
  • remove configuration during uninstall
  • fixed warnings

0.1.0

  • created plugin based on piwik-analytics
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